Avenue Of Pleasure (I Am Invincible) has topped the Inglis Digital October (Early) Online Sale after selling to successful Victorian owner Gary Lechte for $205,000.
The 3-year-old granddaughter of Carry On Cutie (More Than Ready {USA}) was one of five lots that sold for $100,000 or more, bringing the Inglis Digital six-figure tally to 74 lots since 2018.
The Sale concluded with a gross of more than $2.34 million, another outstanding clearance rate of 84 per cent and an average of $16,100, the highest so far this year.
Gary Lechte purchased three of the top five lots, buying out fellow owners in 4-year-old gelding Exeter (Fastnet Rock) for $110,000 and 3-year-old colt Pulitzer Prize (Fastnet Rock) for $100,000.
Those horses, along with the second top lot of the sale Surooj (Sebring) were all offered by Lindsay Park Racing (as agent).
Avenue Of Pleasure
“They’re all great results for our owners,” Lindsay Park Racing’s Dom Rhoden said.
“Surooj, for example, was owned by Shadwell and has form at Group 2 level as a 2-year-old and she’s now sold for $140,000 to Scone trainer Mark Schmetzer and I’m sure will be very competitive for her new connections.
“We offered nine horses in this October catalogue – and collectively they’ve sold for almost $650,000 – it’s just unreal how strong this online market is.
“Lindsay Park have been using Inglis Digital since 2018 and we generally have something in every catalogue.
“The bidding is always very spirited, the service is great, it’s transparent for our owners and for those buying and as many have said before, it’s an easy way to sell without transporting a horse off the property,” Rhoden said.
Spiritual Pursuit – a stakes-placed daughter of Snitzel and Happy Hippy (Shamardal {USA}) – joined the six-figure club when bought by Hong Kong-based Hall of Fame Bloodstock for $115,000.
Spiritual Pursuit
A 36 per cent share in progressive New Zealand G1 winner Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante) was purchased by Nelson Thoroughbreds for $85,000.
“A group that are already part owners in the horse, got together to buy out my share,” Jeremy Cross said.
“I’m over the moon with the result, I really have to thank Toby Liston (Three Bridges Thoroughbreds) who gave me the encouragement to trust the Inglis Digital platform and the process of offering a share like this online, he’s a big fan of the service and obviously has had great success using it himself.”
Inglis Digital Business Manager Nick Melmeth said: “The sale results are very pleasing and as recent racetrack results have demonstrated, the platform continues to provide exceptional value to buyers.
“For example, the dam of today’s G3 Ladies Day Vase winner Sovereign Award, was purchased for just $1750 in the 2019 January Online Sale, so someone has had another fantastic update.
“Makybe purchased the dam of Warwick Farm winner Ellsberg for $8500 in the 2020 June (Early) Sale and last Saturday’s Debutant Stakes winner Fake Love, had a yearling three-quarter-brother by Hellbent sell in the 2020 August (Early) Sale to Ashbrook Thoroughbreds for $40,000.
“The turnover through the platform, which now exceeds $40 million for the year so far, is driven by the quality of the stock on offer and we are proud that each and every catalogue features stock that appeals to a broad cross section of people.”
Entries are open for the October (Late) Online Sale and close at midnight (AEDT) on Wednesday, October 21.
